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TheGoodJoe:
The intelligence of Solanke

I just want to talk about what thrilled me about Soalnke's goal last week. He scored from a follow up from a corner kick.

What I found exciting was the intelligence which I have praised him a lot for over the years was still adapted to how he approached a corner kick.

When it was time for the corner kick, most people will go battling for suitable positions to get to the ball after the cross kick.

However, Solanke stood away from the crowded area and waited. After the ball was crossed, he watched for the first contact which was fortunately from a teammate, then he pounced on the ball, slotting it in.

I hope to see other goal scoring players adopt this kind of approach and Solanke is certainly a player I will be watching a lot for the rest of the season.

Is it intelligence or goal scoring instincts, many intelligent players won't pick that position

TheSuperNerd:
A 17 year old, a Moroccan and a Nigerian Beast.

Most ground duels won in Europe Big 5 leagues.

What does ground duels even mean because I don't believe Yamine Lamal is that strong to win balls over his opponents more than some DMs and Center backs

Mujtahida:
We have to get that Nwaneri guy. We have to. Can't we get a super talented player choosing us from the get-go?

You be thief? How much did you contribute to his development

komekn:
Saka is Still breaking records, Sky Sports reports that he completed 8+ take-ons and created 8+ chances, making him the first Premier League player to achieve those stats in a single game this decade.

A player some of your here said Chukwueze was better than

Lol I remember that time, someone also said Onyekuru was better than Mbappe

oloriooko:
Tammy and Tomori were the worst hit, flashes in the england pan, used very briefly and discarded
so many competitions in that england team and eze go soon join the crew of "used and dumped"

meanwhile they can come back home, play for as long as they want at least musa demonstrated this

Lol

jihday:
he’s 27 and warming bench in Chelsea , he knows England is a closed chapter

He's not warming bench at Chelsea, they've only played 5 games and he has started one of them, this is the peak of his career and he will employ any shenanigans to get the attention of the English FA

Adarabioyo and Tammy Abraham are two fools that have used Nigeria as bait but English FA are not looking there way, don't be surprised if he's playing these tricks ahead of the International window

MasterShanghai:
I'm sorry but Vic Boniface isn't really smart, yes he's a talanted player, but he just lacks that fundamental basic education and situational intelligence football players need to avoid saying dumb things on the media that could affect their careers. Does he actually have a PR media person that advices him on some of these silly rhetorics he does? He really needs to STFU and focus on his football.

Boniface and Osimhen, no matter how high you reach your education (or lack of) will still play an important part in every decision you make

See una professional footballer

charlesemeka85:
Fisayo hv always been rated highly ahead of Tom during their City days

Lol 2022 youth Tom Dele-Bashiru still has a higher transfer value than current Fisayo

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komekn:
Did you ever watch Fisayo at Manchester city ❓

I did up close and personal and comprehensively disagree with you

Did Fisayo play for Man city?

MasterShanghai:
Always thought Tom Dele-Bashiru was the more talented of the two brothers (he probably is) maybe Dele-Bashiru just had the better luck.

Tom dele is more talented no doubt but where Fisayo trumps him is hardwork, funny enough I never rated Fisayo in his youth days

I still can't believe that Fiyaso dele Bashiru made it ahead of Tom dele Bashiru

This life

And my Fellow nairalanders are only concerned about their breasts and not about the corruption, no wonder whites see us as low iq animals

African politicians are the same everywhere, what a cursed continent

solonnachi:
How this guy dropped form for Southampton and even Nigeria is still a mystery to me ooo.

It's not a case of dropping form, he doesn't have the necessary physical requirements to play at an elite level

mostob:
I disagree please. You tend to expend less energy when you're sitting deep. Yesterday, Bashiru ventured forward too often (especially to the RW) leaving Ndidi to hold the middle on his own. Something Iwobi rarely do.

Frank and Iwobi held down a 2-man midfield against the likes of Ivory Coast, South Africa, Cameroun and co, these two deserve a lot of respect

charlesemeka85:
maybe during afcon and uel finals him dey cell

Funny thing is that he also played the same way against Real Madrid, he has been dropping minimum 8/10 every game

Meliforme:
I have never seen Ademola Lookman play in the manner he did yesterday.
Offensively and defensively he was everywhere.

He played the same way in the Afcons even in the Europa league final, I think over the last two years he has gained some maturity in his game

lbrichman2:
Interestingly, I prefer Zaidu especially for his offensive contributions
But Bruno was excellent today
Amazing player!

Zaidu that can't cross the ball to save his life

Osimhen!!!!!

The lion has entered!

Kog45:
My boy is good o oga subzero….Abi you no follow him for EPL…he singlehandedly saved Forest from relegation 22/23 season but injury dealt with him seriously last season

How about the matches he played for Nigeria since then, how has he been this season, he is a decent striker but I'm picking Boniface over him anyday

Good substitutions

We are entering Gernot Rohr time

humility33:
Bro awoniyi good oo just that forest nor get head....

Awoniyi is a decent striker he happens to be in a poor team that's why remember he did well in Germany in a mid level team

He is not that good, Germany was like 2 years ago

These guys are getting careless

humility33:
You so stuck with rules

We are talking of play so far you're mentioning him for Bayern

What's our business if he plays for Bayern
We are talking of a national team match we're watching with our eyes and u are saying he should remain on the pitch because he plays for Bayern

Does that even make sense ?

AE really need to grow balls and call up players that can give him results irrespective of where they plays.

I don’t care about the rules but Boniface is better than Awoniyi, atleast Boniface offers movement

Good goal Ademola

drDoom3:
We are overloading the wings and it is not working because we don't have a central presence. We should be playing W type passes in the middle instead, that is where Boniface shines like at Leverkusen.

Exactly, Chukwueze is hugging the touchline, for what? I would suggest replacing him with Iheanacho atleast he crashes the box

Is this the Boniface that will replace Osimhen